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  1. Utkarsh

    Reviewing my 594 after 3 years of ownership

    Some of you may have seen my Burnt Maple Leaf 594 Singlecut on and off over the last 3 years. As the 2020 update is just around the corner, this is perhaps an appropriate time to do a proper review of the 'old' 594, the guitar that my wife gifted to me on my birthday in 2017 and has become my #1...
  2. CaptainK1993

    1999 McRosie Fret ends/glue disappearing

    Hello All, I recently acquired my third PRS guitar and first McCarty. 1999 McRosie with an Amber tiger flame top IRW neck. I have an 07 BRW emerald CU22 that is great, but with this McCarty I have found my number one . Used to own a sc250 Matteo artist that I regret selling. The guitar plays...
  3. GavQuinn

    McCarty pickups - first impressions

    In a nutshell; The neck pickup is warm and rounded in the high end, the bridge is brighter but quite hot for a PAF type. I think that this take on a PAF is quite fat, powerful, a lot of midrange. To be honest, these don’t really sound like PAFs - maybe PAF inspired.. Compared to the Monty’s...
  4. S

    Keeping Volume With Coil-Tap

    I have a 2005 McCarty that I installed new 57/08 pickups on. I've seen newer McCarty's that don't seem to lose volume when the coil-tap is activated. Does anyone know how you could do this? I'd like this if possible on my guitar. Thanks!
  5. alwittlich

    Scratched the back of my rosewood neck. Suggestions on repair?

    Hello. First post here. I recently acquired a lovely 2001 McCarty with the solid rosewood neck. The guitar is great and I have really been enjoying playing it. Recently I was adjusting the neck relief and when I slipped my capo over the neck, the metal edge of it dug into the neck and left a...
  6. vami

    DGT, Santana, 513, McCarty RW - What Next?

    Hello fellow Birds & Moons, I am a rather newbie to fantastic PRS world, coming primarily from Les Paul land. Have recently acquired these aforementioned beauties and want to go for next one, I'm in splits about buying a Custom 24 especially so as I have never played owned or seriously...
  7. Going Modal

    Should I go 57/08 --> 58/15 in my MC-58?

    The 57/08 really is a nice all-around PAF-style humbucker, I'll admit--and I'm sure there are many who would agree. However, in an ideal world if I could tailor everything, here's what I'd wish to change about the 57/08 pickups in my '11 McCarty 58: a little firmer/more-solid in the (very) low...
  8. Blake Rice

    Semi-Hollow Vela: Yea or Nay

    Hey all! I currently own a solid S2 Vela that I absolutely love. It has been my favorite guitar since day one, and I have put a lot of time and money into modding it and making it my own (including installing a trem. More on that later...). Anyway, I also currently own a McCarty 594 Semi-Hollow...
  9. Utkarsh

    PRS Journey part 2: 2017 SC594 Wood Library in Burnt Maple Leaf

    As promised folks, this is part 2. This guitar is a special one. One of the early-ish Single cut 594s from early 2017. Gifted to me on my birthday by my wife (who also got it for me from the UK). The colour and the top is what really drew me in, as it reminded me of how the surface of Jupiter...
  10. B

    After-market pickups similar to the older McCartys?

    Right, so the McCarty is currently and easily my favorite pickup right now, and I'd like to get more (or preferably ANOTHER old McCarty, but the prices have spiked a good deal since I bought my first one), only problem is most people don't really swap out the pickups on a guitar they paid over...
  11. Blakemore

    Help me find an old friend < PRS HBI McCarty Content >

    Most of us at one point or another have sold a guitar we wish we could get back and this is my story. I was fortunate enough to get a PRS HBI for graduation in 2005. My parents are not big spenders but they knew how long I had wanted one and I was fortunate to be given one. I played that...
  12. Utkarsh

    594 vs. Tremonti. Thoughts?

    So I'm a long term Les Paul and then 594 player who recently fell in love with a Artist Pack Tremonti I acquired recently. So these are my thoughts..articulated in more detail in my video below. Different strokes for different folks 594: high quality, high definition 'vintage' Les Paul Tremonti...
  13. Karan D. Taktawala

    594 Mounting rings

    So I finally took my pickup covers off, purely playing reasons, I think they sound more raw and open this way. The issue now is the bridge ring is pretty shallow so the pickup is sticking out and looking ..... not good! Any ideas where I can find decent rings that will fit a 594
  14. pauloqs

    NGD Custom 24-08

    Thank you for helping make a decision. I was torn between a CE24 and a Custom 24-08. Then as I was browsing Reverb saw this one, a new 2018 model of the Custom 24-08 going for $2,600.00. It’s a regular figure top in Aquamarine. The photos don’t do a good job capturing the actual color. In...
  15. Apothecarius

    Pickups for 2003 McCarty

    Hi everybody. New PRS user here. I traded a Les Paul Standard for a 2003 McCarty. Playing it for 3 weeks now and I'm really happy with it. Build quality, playability and craftmanship are top notch. The only thing is the pickups (especially the neck) sound quite muddy to my ears. Like a blanket...
  16. I

    McCarty Dallas Shootout - UK models

    Hello all, Any UK owners of a Dallas Shootout model, the 10 made for Headline Music in, I think, 2010? Had one come into my possession recently and it’s terrific. I had a 2000 McCarty that sounded incredible but it was very body heavy. This feels so much better. Does anybody know how much...
  17. B

    Korina - McCarty vs Santana - differences in tone?

    I've never been a PRS guy. I always thought that they were over-priced, esp. 10-tops (as compared to other manufacturers). But you know, a decade or two, and needs can change opinions. Used prices are absolutely reasonable, in fact *surprisingly* so. So, working on a cover band situation...
  18. Orpheus

    I need a "McCarty Expert"

    Well maybe anyone could help me here. Do all McCarty guitars have a thicker body than the core line(Custom22/24) ? I've seen MC58, MacCarty DC245,SC 594, DC594 and probably some more that I don't know. So I was wondering if every single PRS MacCarty has a thicker body or it's just one/some of...
  19. gauchosilvertone

    McCarty 594 Pickups for Country-Heavy Metal

    Yes I ask a lot of my pickups. Problem: McCarty Bridge (58/15 LT) lacks punch and sustain. I like the high end cut but it lacks mid punch in the low mids and the upper mids are annoyingly present with distortion. Overall need more output, but still want lots of cut. Want punch mids but not...
  20. JohnnyStrings

    McCarty Korina vs Mahogany/Maple

    I'm curious about specific tonal comparisons between the mahogany/maple vs. korina McCarty... I'm in the market for juat one new guitar, used around $1500 give or take. Way back when I owned a McInturff Taurus Sportster, which was a chambered mahogany beast with a nice coil split: I would play a...
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